Texas' 83rd Legislature: Issues and people to watch

SEN. TOMMY WILLIAMS: The new Senate Finance chairman – and former head of the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee – highlights the need to fund water and transportation infrastructure in a growing state. A Democratic colleague described the Republican from The Woodlands as tough but fair, a lawmaker who will listen to the evidence and make a decision based on the fiscal bottom line.

Harry Cabluck/Associated Press

18of19

SEN. TOMMY WILLIAMS: The new Senate Finance chairman – and former head of the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee – highlights the need to fund water and transportation infrastructure in a growing state. A Democratic colleague described the Republican from The Woodlands as tough but fair, a lawmaker who will listen to the evidence and make a decision based on the fiscal bottom line.